Revolving show-frame



(No Model.)

W. H. GENUNG.

REVOLVING SHOW FRAME. No. 349,883. Patented Sept. 28, 1886.

WITNESSES I INVENTOR ATTORNEYS.

' hollow post, a, rising from the base A.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM H. GENUNG, OF MADISON, OHIO.

REVOLVING SHOW-FRAME.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 349,883, datedSeptember 28, 1886.

Application filed July 80, 1885. Serial No. 173,046. (No model.)

T 0 all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. GENUNG, of Madison, in the county of Lakeand State of Ohio, have invented a new and Improved RevolvingShow-Frame, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple, effective, andinexpensive show-frame, adapted to advantageously display merchandise instore-windows or on counters.

The invention consists in a show-frame comprising a hollow post fittedto a spindle journaled on a suitable base containing mechanism, by whichthe spindle and post are rotated, said post carrying hinged arms andcords, on which is fastened a fabric cover, to which goods may beattached. The post has fitted in it a series of elastic andradially-adjustable arms, on which light fabrics may be hung for show,and at the'same time to offer more or less resistance to the air, toregulate the speed of rotation of the frame, all as hereinafter fullydescribed and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a sectional side elevation of my improved show-frame. Fig. 2is a plan view thereof with the cover of the frame removed, and thefabrics removed from the upper arms. Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectionalview of the upper end of the hollow post of the show-frame with theupper elastic arms lowered into the post; and Fig. 4 is a plan View ofthe flanged sleeve and a part of one of its arms.

The letter A indicates the base or support of the show-frame, said basebeing made, preferably, in the form of a round shallow case or box, inwhich any approved mechanism actuated by a spring or weight iscontained, said mechanism being arranged to rotate an upright spindle,B, which is journaled in a bearing or (See Fig. 1.)

To the spindle B is fixed the lower end of the light tubular post O ofthe show-frame, which post may have any desired height.

On the post 0 is fitted loosely the sleeve D, which has an upper flange,d, to which a number of light arms, E, are pivoted at (1, said armshaving inner extensions, 6, which normally lie on top of the flange (Zand prevent lifting of the arms above a horizontal position by the cordsF, which are attached at their one ends to the outer ends of arms E, andat their other or upper ends to a plate or collar, G, which is fixed topostO near its top. Oords F connect the outer ends of the arms E to eachother. (See Fig. 2.)

The sleeve D, arms E, plate G, and cords FF form a light pyramidal orcone-shaped structure which revolves with the post 0.

A spring, H, fixed at its upper end to the post 0, and having aninturned lower end, which stands above the sleeve D, prevents upwardslipping of the sleeve on the post, and holds arms E properly extendedtherefrom.

I stretch any suitable cloth or semi-transparent fabric between thecords F F, as at I, Fig. 1, and inside the fabric covering is or may befastened on the post 0, a shelf or support, J, on which lamps or lightsof any approved kind may be placed, so that goods pinned or otherwisefastened to the covering I will show at night to better advantage, andthe showframe itself will have a more attractive appearance.

The letters K L indicate, respectively, long and short elastic arms orrods, madepreferably of spring wires or rods and bunched near theirlower ends, where they are tied together firmly by a wire or cord, as atM, Figs. 1 and 3.

The arms K L are shaped or bent so that they normally will curve upwardand outward from each other above the tie wire or cord M, and at theirouter ends the arms K L will preferably be formed as hooks k I,respectively, on which fabrics may be hung.

Below the tie wire or cord Mthe arms K L, three or more of them, will bebent outward in curves,as at m,s0 that when the arms are placed withinthe post 0, their curved ends at will exert a pressure against theinterior face of the post, to hold the arms in the post when their outerends radiate from the post, in position to receive the light fabricsNO,which may be hung on the body parts and on the end hooks of the arms,as shown in Fig. 1. The friction of the lower ends, m, of the arms onthe post is supplemented by the outward pressure of the arms 7 to theair as the show-frame top revolves, conon the upper extremity of thepost, to prevent slipping of the arms from or along the post-,so thatwhen the arms are pushed farther into or drawn out farther from thepost, toshorten or lengthen the parts of thearms, which spread out fromthe top of the post, the arms will stay in the desired position.

I have found by experiment that light fabrics, such as handkerchiefs N0, when suspended on'the arms at the head of the showframe, and becauseof the resistance they offer stitute an eftectivespeed-regulator tomaintain a quite uniform rotation of the show-frame post and itsconnections best calculated for the most advantageous display of thegoods on the frame.

It is evident that by drawing the arms K L farther from the post 0, thefabrics N O, or the latter only, will project farther from the post, soas to describe a larger circle in the air, and

consequently offer greater resistance to the air,

and cause the show-frame to rotate more slowly, and when the arms arepushed farther into the post 0 the speed of the show-frame willincrease, due to the smaller circle traveled by the fabrics and theirconsequent reduced resistance to the air.

I show four elastic arms, K, and four arms,

parts, allowing its removal, so that the armsmay fold closely to thepost, and the elastic arms K L may be slid downward entirely within thepost, as in Fig. 3, to allow the entire show-frame to be packed in smallspace for transportation, or for storage when out of use.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent 1. A show-frame comprising a base, A, aspindle, B, j ournaled therein ,mechani'sm in the base for rotating thespindle, a post, 0, fixed to the spindle, a sleeve, D, arms E e, hingedthereto, cords F F, fabric coveringl, spring H, and elastic arms K L,tied together at M,and having diverging ends m, and fitted in post 0,all substantially as herein set forth.

2. The combination, in a show-frame, of the base A, a spindle, B,journaled therein, mechanism in the base for rotating the spindle, apost, 0, fixed tothe spindle, the sleeve D, arms E e, hinged thereto,the spring H, cords F F, and fabric covering I, substantially as hereinset forth.

3. In a show-frame, the sleeve D, fitted to slide on the post 0, andhaving arms E, hinged to its. flange d at d, and said arms having endse, overlapping the flange d, and the spring H, combined for operationsubstantiall'yas herein set forth.

4. The combination, in a revolving showframe, and with theactuating-motor thereof, of a spindle, B,'connected with the motor, a

hollowpost, O, rotated by said spindle, and a series of elasticar'ms, KL, tied together at or near one end and fitted adj ustably in the post0, substantially as herein set forth.

5. The combination, in a revolving showframe, and with theactuating-motor thereof,

of a spindle, B, a post, C, rotated thereby, a series of arms, K L, tiedtogether at or near one end and fitted in thepost G, and fabrics, as atN O, hung on said arms, substantially as herein set forth.

6. In a show-frame, the combination, with the hollow rotating post 0, ofa series of elastic curved arms,as at K L, tied together at M,

and bent divergently at their lower ends, as at

